Yesterday, Google officially announced the expanding availability of its Play Books service to New Zealand and an additional 8 new countries across Asia. This expansion bumps the total number of supported countries up to 36.
Amazon has today unveiled its new third-generation tablet called the Kindle Fire HDX. Like its predecessors, the device is available in 7-inch and 8.9-inch variants, and both feature speedy quad-core Snapdragon 800 processors, high-resolution displays, 2GB of RAM, and stereo speakers.
The larger model also offers an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, which is a first for the Kindle Fire lineup.
In addition to the new models, Amazon has refreshed the Kindle Fire HD to add improved displays, faster processors, and Amazon’s latest software. The retail giant has also reduced the price of the 7-inch device to $139, while the 8.9-inch model is now just $269.
Apple’s iMessage service is pretty terrific, but it has one big limitation, and that is that it’s only available on Macs and iOS devices. At least officially. But there is an unofficial app that brings iMessage to your Android-powered smartphone. It works just as advertised, but we strongly advise you not to use it.
Samsung has started rolling out a major over-the-air update for its Wi-Fi only version of the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 in Australia. This upgrade bumps the 10.1-inch slates firmware version up to P5110XXDMH2, which brings a mass of new features, bug fixes and stability improvements.
The Xperia Z1 has only been available to purchase for just over a week now, and Sony is already pushing out an over-the-air (OTA) update to the HSPA+ version of the Japanese company’s flagship smartphone for customers based in India.
